Earth Day is coming up April 22nd, so I wanted to do a project that reuses something I already have. Since my old toad house rejoined the earth last year when it fell apart, I thought I’d make a new one.
I had an old clay pot that’s seen better days sitting out in my herb garden, I thought I’d re-purpose it for this year as my new toad house. The pot was perfect, it had a large triangle broken out of the top rim which will be the perfect toad entrance when I turn the pot over.
The pot had a few other cracks, but I sealed them up and painted the pot. You wouldn’t even have to paint the pot if you didn’t want to, but I thought it might be fun to paint the toad house and add a little interest to my garden.
So I wiped it down with a damp cloth, and gave the toad house a fresh coat of paint. I also painted on some spring flowers, and a welcome message for the toads (just in case they can read). I kept it simple since I’m not a fabulous painter.
Then we found a nice shady spot in the garden, tucked between a couple Boxwood bushes to give the toad house a permanent spot. Now we’ll have to wait and see if any toads take us up on the offer this summer.
Another one of my favorite garden visitors is the praying mantis. I usually see several during the summer, but this is the first and only one I’ve spotted this summer in my garden. He was hanging out on the rose bush, hopefully picking off those aphids.
Finally, there have been plenty of worker bees spreading the pollen from plant to plant in my garden. I know we definitely don’t appreciate them enough for all they do.
I love to catch them in the act, so I probably have 20 plus bee photos, but I’ll just torture you with two of them… for now.
a few months ago, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite home design magazines. When I saw they’re having a design conference in Los Angeles I thought I’d pass the information along. It’s too far away for me, but if you’re close, or you have the opportunity to go I’m sure it would be worth the trip.
right at the power lines. I thought I was going to have a heart attack!
. I always have a bar on hand, a bar doesn’t cost much, usually under $2. Here are 3 uses I have for Fels-Naptha soap.
Bats have been suffering a similar fate to the bees in recent years. Their food supply (insects) is often tainted with insecticide. They’ve been suffering from disease in recent years, and the destruction of their habitats. Their populations are reducing rapidly.
